It was to be expected: After the Corona traffic light in the district switched to yellow on Friday, it now lights up red.
This means that new rules apply again.
In the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district, the corona incidence value 50 was exceeded on Monday.
In the Corona test station, operations are in full swing.
With the red phase, new rules apply.
Primary school students are also affected.
District - Now the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen has also been hit.
The traffic light is on red. Not dark red, which is currently the highest pandemic level that has been issued according to the classification by the Bavarian state government, but nevertheless: The region exceeded the value of 50 for the seven-day incidence on Monday, was on Afternoon at exactly 55.41.
"We have crossed the threshold, which was unfortunately to be expected when you see how high the values are in the neighboring districts," emphasizes District Administrator Anton Speer (Free Voters).
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Corona traffic light is red: These rules now apply
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One thing is very important to him: “We are trying everything, so that we stick to the values as low as possible.” That is why the Corona test station is running, which the district paid around 220,000 euros for the first month of September alone Construction and the staff has kept going at peak activity.
“We even tested on Sunday,” explains Speer.
Over the weekend, it is always decided at short notice how big the rush is.
And it's still immense.
“I think we're currently doing around 150 tests a day,” estimates Speer.
The political leader of the region appeals again urgently to the population: "Take the rules seriously - and let yourself be tested."
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The district only reached the yellow phase of the Bavarian corona traffic light on Friday evening, so only three days later red light is announced.
This brings with it some important changes: The further extension of the curfew for restaurants from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as the requirement to wear a mask, which will also apply to all primary school students in the district in the future, will certainly be decisive.
"I know that we will get a lot of pressure from our parents especially for this," emphasizes Speer.
"But we are concerned with the health of the children as well as the entire district population." Therefore, the district administrator is already making it clear: "We will not move away from this regulation, as other regions have done, we are sticking to it." Speer names the district of Ebersberg or the city of Munich.
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Legally, the new situation is not a major state act.
This is assured by Jan Knopp, head of the public security office in the district authority.
When the 50 mark is exceeded, the provisions of the Seventh Bavarian Infection Protection Regulation for this pandemic level automatically come into force.
“We don't have to arrange anything for this,” explains Knopp.
It will take effect the next day after it is first mentioned - so it is called in official German.
In plain language: on Tuesday (October 27th) since midnight.
At the same time, there is still the general decree of the district, in which the mask requirement for livelier zones and streets in the four largest communities Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Murnau, Mittenwald and Oberammergau is stipulated.
“This continues to apply, we don't have to renew it because we are now in the red phase,” emphasizes Knopp.
This came into force on October 25th and will run until November 8th.
